Memorial

Selattyn

WW1 names (side 1)

Source: orphan work

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Current Location

IN THE CHURCHYARD, ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH, Main Street, Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY19 7DJ, England

SJ 26671 33985

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 14107
Description: TALL ELEGANT CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH AND SINGLE STEP CELTIC STYLE TRACERY
Inscription: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY FROM THIS/ PARISH DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 (NAMES)

Costs: £250.
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: BASE IN VERY BAD CONDITION. DETAILS OF INSCRIPTION ALMOST ILLEGIBLE. WIDESPREAD BIOLOGICAL GROWTH.

Unveiled

18th July 1920

BRIG GEN J V CAMPBELL VC CMG DSO ADC

Cross

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Poor

THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 23 July 1920 p.6 col.8 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY
WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 31 May 1919 p.6 col.3 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE